Most states impose limitations on the authority of the legislature ____ taxpayers and the credit of the state government.
问题1选项
A.to borrow money, with their objectives being to protect
B.to borrow money, limitations intended to protect
C.for borrowing money, of which the objective is protecting
D.for borrowing money, limitations with the intent of protecting
【选项释义】
A. to borrow money, with their objectives being to protect 借钱,目的是保护…… B. to borrow money, limitations intended to protect 借钱,以保护……为目的的限制
C. for borrowing money, of which the objective is protecting 借钱,其目的是保护…… D. for borrowing money, limitations with the intent of protecting 借钱,以保护……为目的的限制
【考查点】介词搭配与语法衔接
【解题思路】首先,根据题干和选项可知,前半部分的语义为“大多数州都对立法机关的借款权力施加限制”,authority的用法为the authority to do sth“做某事的权力”;其次,后半部分从语义上来说介绍的是施加限制的目的,从语法形式上来说,用排除法选择A选项为本题答案,介词短语with their objectives做伴随状语,现在分词短语being to protect taxpayers and the credit of the state government做后置定语修饰objectives。
【干扰项排除】
B选项后半部分中心词limitations与前面的句子只用逗号连接,不符合英语语法;
C选项for borrowing money介词搭配使用错误;
D选项for borrowing money介词搭配使用错误;后半部分中心词limitations与前面的句子只用逗号连接,不符合英语语法。
【句意】大多数州都对立法机关的借款权力施加限制,其目的是为了保护纳税人和州政府的信用。